facial gesture
English Thesaurus
1. a gesture executed with the facial muscles (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | gesture, motion, |
| definition | : | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | emoticon, |
| definition | : | a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | gape, |
| definition | : | an expression of openmouthed astonishment (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | face, grimace, |
| definition | : | a contorted facial expression (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | frown, scowl, |
| definition | : | a facial expression of dislike or displeasure (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | grin, grinning, smile, smiling, |
| definition | : | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | laugh, |
| definition | : | a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | snarl, |
| definition | : | an angry vicious expression (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | straight face, |
| definition | : | a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | wink, |
| definition | : | closing one eye quickly as a signal (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | wince, |
| definition | : | the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication) |
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